florida pet hates

[flyrr100]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by floridadreamvilla.co.uk
Workmen who never turn up on time or indeed just never turn up. Getting any work done on your villa is a nightmare as nothing ever happens quickly in Florida.

Apart from that we LOVE Florida and everything Floridian [msnsmile2]
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This is a Southern thing! We moved here from Ohio. What an efficient State. The cable guy is on time. The gas guy is on time. If you are left waiting make a call and you'll not only get someone out right away, but they'll reduce your bill.
Florida is just a Southern State. Laid back. Relaxed.
Also, Orlando is a very trancient city. Very high number of people passing through. Therefore no real pride in their jobs.

[Cruella DeVilla]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by luckylady


Second is the drivers that weave in and out side to side of traffic without signaling
Barbara


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Yeah Barbara that bugs me to! Some of the worst drivers I have seen have been in the US, does not mean they are American so don't all shout at me please! One woman last week nearly crashed into us because she could just about see over the wheel, no signals just pulled out!

[chrizzy100]

I never had a workman not turn up on time yet....but I just hate how humid FL gets in the summer........

[SunLover]

It would have to be the workman thing for us too !

It's really hard to provide a professional service to guests, by keeping on top of repairs and maintenance, when those you are dealing with don't turn up on time to do the work. It just makes the owners look bad, and as others have said, gives guest's the impression that the owner is uncaring ~ when in reality, nothing could be further from the truth.

We all want guests to have the best time possible in our villas, and the unprofessional approach of many contractors makes an owner's job twice as hard. [msnscared]

[Jules]

Has to be delays getting jobs done. Our MC told us we have a problem with our washer dryer, the washer has a small leak and the drier seems to be taking an age to get stuff dry.

They have been told there is a three week delay on repairs but are making a nuisance of themselves by calling every day in the hope that the company will get fed up of them and send someone sooner. As the machine is still under warranty they have no choice but to use the warranty company.

Fortunately the machine is still usable as we have guests in for 3 weeks who will definately need to use the washer at some point. The MC have explained the problem to our guests and fortunately they are quite happy about it and have said they can manage as there is never a big rush to get things dried. Not sure what my electricity bill is going to be like though

[SunLover]

Julie

If your dryer is not drying as quickly as it should, it could be a glogged lint filter or a blocked or kinked vent pipe. Your MC should be able to establish if this is the cause within minutes. Might save a bit on the electricity too.

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

How did I guess you were going to say that [msnwink]

You must be the only homeowner in Florida who has not had the problem - it happens all the time to every single owner I know and is really irritating [msnsad]<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by chrizzy100
I never had a workman not turn up on time yet.
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[chrizzy100]

You can get a brush to clean out where the filter is and the vent.....my gas dryer takes an age to dry and I only noticed it after using my new dryer in FL........

[Chloe]

Like so many others, its the difficulty in getting things done -either from this end, or flying around like a headless chicken when we are in Florida, and then with limited time. Very frustrating.We have had a lot of this since the hurricanes,and are still not finished.

Florida bread and t-bags.

Thats it! Chloe

[Lyn]

Bread is awful, humidity in the summer is to high, getting through customs can be a nightmare but we we would all put up with a lot more than that just to be in Florida